Start of the academic school year (tertiary education) in Sudan
Sudan: Start of the academic school year (tertiary education) was 2,021 tertiary education in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
2,021 tertiary education
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
156th
of 211 countries
All-time high
2,021 tertiary education
in 2022
All-time low
1,998 tertiary education
in 1999
Years of data
24
1999–2022
Start of the academic school year in Sudan, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start of the academic school year in Sudan is 2,021 tertiary education, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Sudan peaked at 2,021 tertiary education in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,998 tertiary education, in 1999.
That places Sudan 156th out of 211 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,998 tertiary education | — |
| 2000 | 1,999 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,000 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,001 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,002 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,003 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,004 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,005 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,006 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,007 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,008 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,009 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,010 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,011 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,012 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,013 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,014 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,015 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,016 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,017 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,018 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,019 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,020 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,021 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 2,021 tertiary education is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,021 tertiary education, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 2,021 tertiary education is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,021 tertiary education, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,998 tertiary education | 1,998 tertiary education | 1,998 tertiary education | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,004 tertiary education | 1,999 tertiary education | 2,008 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,014 tertiary education | 2,009 tertiary education | 2,018 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,020 tertiary education | 2,019 tertiary education | 2,021 tertiary education | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 156 Aruba 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Anguilla 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Antigua and Barbuda 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Benin 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Bahamas 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Barbados 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Central African Republic 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Democratic Republic of Congo 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Comoros 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Cape Verde 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Curacao 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Cayman Islands 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Djibouti 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Dominica 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Eritrea 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Ethiopia 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Micronesia (country) 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Gabon 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Guinea-Bissau 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Guyana 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Haiti 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Ireland 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Iran 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Iraq 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Kenya 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Kuwait 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Liberia 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Libya 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Liechtenstein 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Lesotho 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Mali 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Myanmar 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Mauritania 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Montserrat 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Malawi 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Niger 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Nigeria 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 North Korea 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Sierra Leone 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Somalia 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 South Sudan 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Sao Tome and Principe 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Suriname 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Eswatini 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Syria 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Chad 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Togo 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Tajikistan 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Uganda 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Venezuela 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 156 Yemen 2,021 tertiary education compare
More education data for Sudan
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 581,716 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 563,787 (2019)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.31 million (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.23 million (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start of the academic school year in Sudan?
- Start of the academic school year in Sudan was 2,021 tertiary education in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,021 tertiary education in 2022.
- What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,998 tertiary education in 1999.
- How does Sudan rank for start of the academic school year?
- Sudan ranks 156th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
- Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release